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Offers full bar and a finer, vegan culinary experience in a stylish and upscale setting. Focus is on Mediterranean-themed small plates. Extensive farm-to-glass cocktails and wine list. Sample dishes include vegan crab cakes, lasagna, the impossible burger, artichoke 'oysters,' vegan cheese plate, and flatbreads with different toppings. Dessert selection may be chocolate ganache tartlet, canoli, hot fudge sundae, panna cotta, or berry tart. Brunch 10am-3pm on weekends. Valet parking available. Co-founded in 2013 by celebrated vegan chef Tal Ronnen. Open Mon-Sun 10:00am-3:00pm, Mon-Sat 5:00pm-11:00pm, Sun 5:00pm-10:00pm.
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8284 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA, 90046
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- Reservations required
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
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260 Reviews
First Review by SonjaCPA
JoshHyatt
Points +540
excellent - Edit
The food was excellent! Wonderful and unique options. Best lasagna I have ever had.
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RhobertTachamet
Points +30
Great food - Edit
I went here with my family for my birthday dinner
Read moreI was amazed at the taste
My mom and I had the scallopini
My brother had the kale Caesar salad
The cake was #1!
The only complaint was that the scallopini was too thin
The menu is seasonal
It’s a great vegan dining place
Pros: Good quality food, Good drink selection , Attentive staff
Cons: Scallopini very thin, Parking can be difficult
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ChrisBlythe
Points +64
excellent food and service ! - Edit
So much flavour in every bite.
Read moreWe can’t wait to return again and again.
Staff was excellent. !!
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Soleil26
Points +110
The Best - Edit
Hands down the best vegan spot ever. The artichoke oysters and crab cakes were two favorites. This place is a must if you are in LA!
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JanaFisher
Points +158
Small plates - Edit
Enjoyed oyster mushroom shooters and lentil tempeh. The plates are small for the price but it's meant to be a finer dining experience.
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Matham
Points +535
One of my fav vegan places in the whole world! - Edit
One of my fav vegan places in the whole world! The lasagna is amazing!
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Katie Le
Points +557
Cool hip ambiance, great food, more casual than I’d expected - Edit
I loved it here! We have the cookbook and I was expecting something a little more formal, but was still pleasantly surprised. The food (at least lunch) was more low-brow (burgers & fries) than I’d expected but still remarkably tasty! Salad was great, it was my first time trying the impossible burger... all around a very cool very LA vibe. Trendy but still comfortable and welcoming.
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HJS
Points +97
Overpriced and Pretentious - Edit
We were on holiday from the UK and had been recommended to go here and try the impossible burger. We noticed that it was not on their dinner menu but was on both their lunch and late night bar menu. I emailed ahead to the contact on the website and via the open table booking regarding trying the burger at dinner time but got not reply. We were told at the door they could not offer it. I think it is a shame as we, as vegans, expect other restaurants to accommodate our diets and make special arrangements, but this vegan and very expensive restaurant were unable to bend the rules even a small amount and offer something that they would happily offer 90 mins later anyway!
Read moreWe were told we should order a snack, starter and main as portions were small but we could definitely not afford all of that so we ordered three mains between two of us. Needless to say the portions were small and we left hungry.
I think if the food was of a high standard this would have been understandable as it was LA and, let's face it, vegan is 'trendy' now. However, the food was very average. We've had lasagnes, pizzas and pastas so much better elsewhere for half the price. The lasagne was obviously re-heated, the pasta bolognese contained about a tablespoon of mince in it in total and was not even garnished.
It seems that they are aiming for upper-market, perhaps celebrity clientele but the food really wasn't up to scratch for it.
I think it is great to have all vegan restaurants, having been a vegan for my whole 31 years and these only being a figment of my imagination as a child. But sadly I wouldn't recommend this restaurant.
Cons: Very over priced , Pretentious
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AaronGuyPT
Points +43
Amazing food...so so service. - Edit
Came for brunch and was surprised by the ambiance of the space. Not what I expected but definitely liked what we saw. Looks a bit more upscale than I'm used to with my fave vegan spots. Not an issue.
Read moreThe food was incredible. Per usual we ordered heavily because everything sounded great and we wanted to try it all. Food was A
Service could use some work. Our waiter failed to bring us spoons with our yogurt parfait and we had to ask. Not a huge deal. Also my partner had to ask for sugar twice for his tea, again, not a huge deal but it seemed a bit amateur for a place of this look and feel. Finally our waiter dropped off our check before even asking if we wanted anything else, which we did, coffee and dessert. I'd go back for sure, just hope they can fix the service kinks.
Pros: food was A+
Cons: service was meh
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marjolaine
Points +180
OUTSTANDING - Edit
My entire family and my meat-eating friend loved this place. We plan on coming back very soon! This place is a MUST for anyone in the area.
Read morePros: Service, Food, Ambience
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zoeetz123456
Points +168
best place in the world - Edit
I would tell any vegan in la to go right to cross roads. They have the best food ever. It is very nice light and small portions. I meet the most amazing people there.
Read morePros: food is very good , very nice people , great place
Cons: pricy
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KatVonD
Points +30
THE BEST vegan restaurant in LA! - Edit
Hands down my favourite vegan restaurant of all time. The food is exceptional, and the restaurant itself is sexy as hell. X
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OliTheVegan
Points +26
Fine dining experience! - Edit
I have to say if you're looking for vegan fine dining then look no further BUT if you're looking for a nice meal at a good price this is not the place to go. The food is very expensive with small portions! But that's the point! It's fine dining, you're not suppose to get a huge meal here. You come here for some yummy small dishes and drinks. If you're not looking for that don't go here. In my opinion it's over priced! But the atmosphere and drinks are great!
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Chia
Points +3631
Casual-upscale bold flavors - Edit
Since it first opened I've eaten here just twice, most recently this week. Here's my Crossroads Kitchen review.
Read moreChef Tal Ronnen is well-known in the vegan/vegetarian world, and his investors/partners have put created a posh space for dining. The place is gorgeous, rich colors with hints of wood. Seating is divided into vinyl booths, tables, and bar stools in front of a wide full bar. Everything glistens, and large windows let in natural light. The high ceiling added to a feeling of spaciousness even though guests seat closely together.
On both visits staff were attentive, and our food arrived quickly as we knew to eat our dinner early. Portions are on the smaller side. Prices are moderate for being in this fancy part of town.
I've tasted so far the: cheese platter, caviar and fried oyster mushroom over artichoke leaves, crab cakes, day's special house made pasta, lasagna, spinach salad, kid's pizza, panna cotta with berry spread, and cannoli. All pretty good.
If you come during mealtime, expect to pay. Or eat early or just make a reservation.
Updated from previous review on 2013-05-20
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DrewRoss
Points +74
Sold my soul, down at them Crossroads. - Edit
Praise Legba, (Haitian God of Crossroads) this place can have whatever immortal spirit I may have left to promise in exchange for a couple more impossible burgers. Their take on the ImBo is by far the most unintentionally funny. You walk into this upscale, dress-up, restaurant with two hosts and half a million in dining room furnishings in a 10 million dollar location and sit down at the bar and order a [censored] plate of In-n'-Out.
Read moreAmazing how perfectly this captures all of the pleasure and hedonic indulgence of a fast food burger, without the horrifying reality of how murder-corps come by the same product. The impossible burger for me, can be a little too lifelike and gives me flashbacks to yucky meat mouth feelings when I eat it because it is so similar in texture to a meat-burger, however this prep at Crossroads analogs a well-done burger which was markedly appreciated by me and maybe anyone else who has long forgotten any pleasant associations with the texture of dead animals in their mouth.
The impossible meat taquitos were similarly fresh and delicious as was the service friendly, polite and cute.
Updated from previous review on 2017-03-26
Pros: Impossible Burger , West Hollywood Location, Fine dining
Cons: Sometimes crowded, Too fancy for some of my friends, Spendy
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KarlaO
Points +254
Wonderful restaurant - Edit
We went there to celebrate my 10 year veganniversary. I love the way they are revolutionizing vegan food. We loved everything we ordered and the cocktails were awesome. It's pricey, though.
Read morePros: Really great food, Innovative food , Great for celebrating
Cons: Pricey
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Worldvegkitchen
Points +1391
Fantastic night out - Edit
I really enjoyed Crossroads! It's definitely a fancy special occasion place, but the food doesn't disappoint. Really tasty - loved the bolognese pasta the most. We were full with 5 dishes btw the 2 of us.
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socalRob
Points +256
Solid eggs benedict - can't always find that as a vegan - Edit
When I visited, I was instructed to order the vegan eggs benedict, because it's something you can't always get elsewhere. The server was right, and I don't regret getting it at all. The food was great and I liked the potatoes that came with it as well. It did get a little expensive, however.
Read moreI likely would save a visit here for a date night and get dressed up instead of arriving in a t-shirt for brunch like I did.
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Lily925
Points +129
Very good not great - Edit
A couple of nights ago we were in L.A. so we went here. Not knowing much about it. The place was packed with trendy 30 somethings and the ambiance looked great. However I've been vegan for 40 years and never paid $ 75.00 for 4 tapas and one glass of wine for my husband. Plus we left a $12.00 tip.
Read moreWhat we ate. Lentil pita with three dipping sauces. Very good. Then we had stuffed blossoms., 2 blossoms for $14. I must confess my Italian grandmother made these with her authentic and home grown tomato. Vegetarian but not vegan. My husband was more impressed than I was. I couldn't get over that there was only 2. Then we had Romano beans. The best dish to me. Very tasty if you like black garlic which I do. Then we had a pasta dish with uneatable stringy broccoli and veggie sausage, My least favorite, taste wise. Lack of flavor really. Service was very good but not warm and friendly
Pros: all vegan , nice upscale atmoshere, unique dishes
Cons: Expensive, food is very good not WOW
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daroff
Points +1656
OMG - Delicious! - Edit
Great experience and amazing food. Prices did not seem particularly high, despite what other reviewers wrote. The server told us that serving sizes are small - like tapas - and that we should order two-three per person. It was a delight to try so many vegan delicacies. Truly a fantastic experience.
Read morePros: food, service, location
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ArtVB
Points +336
Food is O.K., place over-hipped - Edit
Tapas style vegan food concept is nice. Food in crossroads is generally O.K., some things are better than others. However, nothing that great compared to other vegan places in LA. Yes, they want to give this place the environment of sophistication to plant-based food, but honestly for what you end up paying you will have much better vegan food in nice environments elsewhere (e.g. Shojin, Little Pine).
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VeganVentures
Points +92
Dissapointment - Edit
The locations itself is very nice, has great decor and friendly service. Menu is filled with great options to choose from and they also have a nut free menu for those who have an allergy.
Read moreHowever when ordering a $18-$25 dish of food and it comes out to the size of your palm, you think to yourself..."Okay this must taste out of this world!" Unfortunately, Not! It would have taken 3-4 dishes to feel remotely close to satisfied and after my first dish being a bit of a disappointment, I was not interested in a $200 meal for the two.
Sure the food is great to appeal to non vegans, it's very convincing. However if you are trying to sway non vegans to go vegan, this is the reason they say "I can't afford to be vegan."
It's not that the food was bad, it was very good. However my complaint is with the price vs the amount and quality of the food. With the price point and such small amount of food, you need to blow peoples minds or give them $18-$25 worth of good food.
We also ordered a few desserts. They were good, but nothing that stood out to me. The cheesecake kinda tasted sour and fermented.
I was actually genuinely sad after leaving the restaurant. We had traveled 4 hours to visit this location for my birthday and I felt like it was huge waste of time and money. I couldn't stop apologizing to my boyfriend for suggesting this location. We ended up leaving and headed over to Veggie Grill :)
Pros: Options, Nut Allergy Menu, Service
Cons: Outrageous prices for a TINY amount of food. , Price vs Quality of food, Not willing to substitute ingredients
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Falconcara
Points +32
Amazing Vegan Food - Edit
I kept asking myself, "is this really vegan?" It was that good. I ordered the French Toast which was incredible, the only french toast I've had as a vegan. It had a "cream cheese" layer which was divine. My boyfriend ordered the chicken + waffles which he kept saying tasted just like chicken. Wish we had a Crossroads in NYC!
Read morePros: great brunch, great options for comfort food that'
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RoxieRoseHeart
Points +28
Yum - Edit
Ive been here a few times and took my mother on Mothers Day, the food is always amazing and the service is just as good. This is not a place to go if your on a budget but it is worth every penny, good food like this is always worth the cost.
Read morePros: Everything is amazing
Cons: Nothing
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jackie.r.7289
Points +141
Trendy, overdone vegan restaurant - Edit
We've heard fantastic things about Crossroads. To be honest, it's very much a 3.5 in my opinion, and there are many other (better) vegan restaurants in LA. Service was good but not terribly friendly. The menu feels like they're trying to cater to a non-veg crowd to make them like vegan. While some dishes were creative, many were spins on typical dishes you'd get anywhere, rather than being truly inventive vegan.
Read moreWe started with the spring pizza. We prefer red sauce to white on pizzas, but the dish itself was quite good. There was no shortage of toppings, and they all worked nicely together.
We then had the grilled maitake mushrooms. The mushrooms were prominent on the dish, but there were so many things on the dish that they didn't shine. They tasted almost fried and crispy, yet they weren't oily as a fried food. The celery root puree on the dish also stood out, creamy like a mashed potato but not quite as hearty. Also, the flavor had a strong, bitter taste to it.
We got the tortellini special, which ended up being $20 for 8 pieces!! That's outrageous to me. The tortellini was cooked well, almost like pillowy blankets, and the sauce was my favorite part of the night, creamy with great pea flavor, but the price left a bad taste!
We weren't quite full, so we split the lentil flatbread. We expected this to be like a small pizza, but it was a pita with dips. The pita was made of lentils, giving it a crunchy and earthy texture, but still an underwhelming overall dish. The display was nice and the bread warm, it was served with small bowls of pea pesto, smoked white bean hummus and spicy tomato banana pepper jam (the best, sweet & spicy). The dips were very strong in their flavors, but the hummus was too earthy and the pea pesto was off compared to the pea in our tortellini.
We also split the ice cream sundae. It was okay but paled in comparison to other vegan sundaes we've had. The top had coconut whipped cream, nuts, brownie pieces (stale/hard) and hardened chocolate sauce. Toppings were minimal, leaving you with mostly an absurdly cold vanilla ice cream. The vanilla tasted okay but was plain.
We also split a bottle of sparking water, and considering the amount of water in it, it was expensive at $7 for the bottle. We went this route, as $10 for non-alcoholic cocktails seemed too much, especially given the regular cocktails aren't priced considerably higher than that.
The ambience here is trendy and well-decorated, but we won't run back.
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Bigkraig
Points +55
overrated - Edit
I haven't felt like I've over eaten or had too much heavy food since going vegan but this place has done it a few times. Flavors are strong and a little heavy on the oil in the sauces.
Read morePros: great service and experience
Cons: uncharacteristicly heavy food for being vegan
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HappyVeganChica
Points +102
My favorite vegan restaurant - Edit
I have tried everything on the menu because I try something different every time with confidence. Thank goodness they made brunch daily and chef is a mad scientist with vegan cheese. I think this will always be my favorite and I've eaten vegan everywhere.
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